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The Legal Level - LSAT, law school admissions, 1L, bar exam & more! TestMax, Inc.
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From the LSAT to the bar exam, we are leveling the legal education playing field by providing the tools and information every future lawyer needs to ace the LSAT, rock law school admissions, pass the bar exam and land their dream job.
Hosted by LSATMax instructors Jelena Woehr (178) and Branden Frankel (175).
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Trying Trial Advocacy, with Brandon Draper
Mock Trial? Moot Court? Both? Neither? If you’re passionate, competitive, dedicated, and interested in honing your courtroom skills before graduation, joining a trial advocacy team might be for you.
In this episode, Jelena & Branden-with-an-e talk to Brandon-with-an-o Draper, Director of the Trial Advocacy Center for the South Texas College of Law Houston, which is currently ranked 3rd in the nation in Trial Advocacy.
Listen and learn . . .
Whether you can be competitive in mock trial/moot court in law school, even if you didn’t do high school debate or join a trial advocacy team as an undergrad
How competing in trial advocacy prepares future litigators for the courtroom
Where competitive trial advocacy differs from actual lawyering
How to decide between mock trial and moot court
Why some law schools do so much better than others in trial advocacy competitions
How to pursue a career in trial advocacy programs, if you just really love trial advocacy so much you don’t want to leave after graduation!
And more!
Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
STCL Trial Advocacy Program
Follow Brandon on LinkedIn
LSATMax's Private 1-on-1 LSAT Tutoring
33 Common LSAT Flaws
Apply Now for TestMax’s Justice in Action Program
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial
Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now (The Greatest Law School Supplement)
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now -
Non-Lawyering Jobs for Lawyers
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: "...and even if you don’t end up being a lawyer, there are so many jobs you can do with a JD!"
But what jobs, exactly? Branden & Jelena break down some non-lawyering options for law school grads, while also discussing the question of whether or not you should go to law school if you think you’d prefer a non-lawyer job.
Listen and learn . . .
Which non-lawyering jobs for lawyers actually require a JD
How much money you can expect to earn if you get a JD and then pursue a non-lawyer job
How many years of practice as an attorney you’ll need to qualify for some of the best non-lawyer jobs for JDs
Which lawyer job is the least like working in a big firm (and maybe the best option for people who like the law but don’t love law firm culture)
And more!
Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
How to Become a Mediator, With or Without a JD
Which Law Schools Produce Law Professors
LSATMax's Private 1-on-1 LSAT Tutoring
33 Common LSAT Flaws
Apply Now for TestMax’s Justice in Action Program
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial
Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now (The Greatest Law School Supplement)
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now -
Insider Admissions Tips from WashU’s Claire O’Brien & Katherine Scannell
Thinking of applying to WashU (#16 USNWR, #6 ATL)? Then this is a must-listen.
But even if you’ll be applying elsewhere, Branden & Jelena’s interview with WashU’s Director of Admissions and Vice Dean for Institutional Success will put you on the right path to acceptances galore.
Listen and learn . . .
Why WashU lets you redact your GPA or LSAT score when applying
What admissions officers really want to see in your personal statement
How to choose a law school that will get you a career, not just a JD
What law school admissions officers are doing about affordability
Why WashU keeps rising in the rankings!
And so much more!
Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
WashU Law Applications Info
Applying Yourself, WashU’s Law School Admissions Podcast
LSATMax's Private 1-on-1 LSAT Tutoring
33 Common LSAT Flaws
Apply Now for TestMax’s Justice in Action Program
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial
Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now (The Greatest Law School Supplement)
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now -
100TH Episode Spectacular!
It’s our hundredth episode! Plus, our announcement of the winner of the biggest LSATMax giveaway ever.
To celebrate, Branden & Jelena share their top 100 LSAT and law school admissions tips from all their years of helping students ace the LSAT and get into the law schools of their dreams.
Listen and learn . . .
Jelena’s best Logic Games strategy hacks
Branden’s secret reading tactics for a higher Reading Comprehension score
Easy ways to improve your law school application essays
How to really understand logical fallacies
And so much more!
Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
The Legal Level 100th Episode Giveaway Winning Entry
LSATMax's Private 1-on-1 LSAT Tutoring
33 Common LSAT Flaws
Apply Now for TestMax’s Justice in Action Program
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial
Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now (The Greatest Law School Supplement)
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now -
Careers in the JAG Corps with U.S. Air Force Major Samantha Sliney
Ever thought to yourself, “Being a lawyer sounds great, but I wish we had uniforms?” Wished 1L year was a little more like actual boot camp, and a little less like lawyer boot camp?
Good news: the military needs lawyers! USAF Major and happy lawyer Samantha Sliney joins the podcast to talk about her career as a JAG, or Judge Advocate General, and how you can pursue a legal career in the armed forces, too.
Listen and learn . . .
Do JAGs deploy like other soldiers?
What does a lawyer do in the military, anyway?
How to find out how much money JAGs (and everyone else in the armed forces) really make
Whether courts-martial are really like what you’ve seen on TV
What a JAG’s career path looks like
How to tell if you’re cut out for the JAG life
What to do if you think this career might be for you
Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
The Legal Level 100th Episode Giveaway
Air Force JAG Recruiting
Army JAG Recruiting
Navy JAG Recruiting
Coast Guard JAG Recruiting
Marine JAG Recruiting
UVA Law JAG FAQ
LSATMax's Private 1-on-1 LSAT Tutoring
Subscribe to LSATMax Office Hours
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial
Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now (The Greatest Law School Supplement)
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now -
Your Prescription for . . . Parallel & Flawed Parallel Reasoning Questions
There have been a few Logical Reasoning questions in the history of the LSAT that were about as long as a Reading Comp passage, and every single one of them is a Parallel Reasoning or Flawed Parallel Reasoning question.
These questions are frustrating and time consuming. Luckily they aren’t the most common types of questions, so lots of people skip them, but if you want an elite score, you’ll have to learn how to answer these correctly and quickly. We’ll tell you how.
Listen and learn . . .
What important law school skill is being tested on these questions
How to speed up in analyzing the arguments in the stimulus and answers
The different approaches to diagrammable and non-diagrammable arguments
How Parallel Reasoning and Flawed Parallel Reasoning questions differ in terms of answer criteria
How to eliminate answers quickly and confidently
How to answer the common Parallel questions in Reading Comp and how they’re different from LR questions
Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
LSATMax's Private 1-on-1 LSAT Tutoring
Subscribe to LSATMax Office Hours
33 Common LSAT Flaws
Apply Now for TestMax’s Justice in Action Program
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial
Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now (The Greatest Law School Supplement)
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now
Customer Reviews
Very well organized , enjoyable
I like the scripted spiels in the openings and the content is a strong supplement to LSAT practice. Jelena and Brandon are extremely witty and clever and share their best LSAT hacks. You really learn from the best with LSAT max.
The Golden Podcast; A produce from the labor of their love
Have you ever just wished that there were people in every field of interest dedicated to sharing the most important and helpful information that would help anyone master their field if committed?
Brandon and Jelena are those people. They are your invaluable friends along the road to admissions that give you just what you need to be the best candidate you can be.
They care and it clearly shows! I love you guys, thank you!
Joaquin M.
Can’t get away from politics.
Why does everyone have to whine about Trump in 2021. The mans been out of office for 2 years yet these hosts can’t stop bringing him up. Or believing that the world is going to end due to climate change. Get over yourselves the worlds bot ending, and Trumps political career is over. He’s not winning in 2022. And if you think the movie the day after tomorrow is going to happen than call me, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
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